7 Facts About Austin Chenge, the Nigerian Running to Become Governor of Michigan in US

Austin Chenge, a native of Benue State, Nigeria, has joined the race for the governorship election in Michigan, United States of America.

According to a statement by the Head of Media and Public Relations unit, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abdul-Rahman Balogun, the 34-year-old will be running under the Republican Party and he is expected to challenge USA Representative, Lamar Smith.

Here are 10 facts you should know about Chenge.

1. He is a Law graduate from the University of Birmingham, England.

2. He has been decorated as a Distinguished Honour Graduate with a Culmulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 99.8% and for exceptional performance while on active duty.

3. Chenge is popular for designing the tricycle known as “Wazobia tricycle” to improve the lives of peasant farmers all over Africa.

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4. He has been serving with the US military as a specialist since 2018.

5. Austin raised over $200,000 in funding for his first startup, Holla@Me/Holla.com (now sold) in England and soon expanded to San Jose in California.

6. He created Waving in a social networking environment in 2011, a concept later seen on Facebook’ Wave.

7. In March 2020 Austin became the first Republican Candidate for Governor of Michigan, for the 2022 election.